There’s an old saying: “You get what you pay for” – and it applies to Auckland’s public transport crisis.
The staggered months-long shutdowns of three Auckland commuter rail lines in 2023 is a consequence of not rebuilding the city’s rail network from the foundations up.
While billions have been invested since the 1990s in double-tracking, electrification and new trains, the now-urgent missing piece was replacing the track foundations, underneath all that investment.
